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cercaria

/sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cer-caria
IPA
/sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

Etymology

From New Latin cercāria, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -āria.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cercāria, κέρκος

Inflected Forms

cercarias (plural) cercariae (plural)

Derived Forms

cercarial anticercarial metacercaria xiphidiocercaria

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce cercaria?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/.
What does cercaria mean?
The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.
Where does cercaria come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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